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 | | The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sport's postseason each October. |
 | | It is played between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. |
 | | The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy, as well as World Series rings. |
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